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URL:https://www.thsh.co.uk/event/midge-ure-vienna-visage-the-1980-tour
LOCATION:Town Hall\, Victoria Square\, Birmingham\, B3 3DQ
SUMMARY:Midge Ure - Vienna & Visage - The 1980 Tour
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DESCRIPTION:At the end of the 1970s momentous change was afoot in Britain a
nd the world – in society\, politics\, fashion and culture – and the m
usical landscape was also about to change forever. The guitar-driven domin
ance that had propelled rock and punk throughout the decade was about to e
nd\, as synthesizers signalled the sound of the future and video transform
ed the look of the pop charts. The 1980s were about to explode into life a
nd nothing would be the same again.\nAt the heart of this seismic leap int
o a futuristic new dawn were two records that set the template for much of
what was to follow. Visage’s single ‘Fade To Grey’ from the band’
s debut eponymous album and Ultravox’s single ‘Vienna’ from the albu
m of the same name were global hits that shared the same stark ambience\,
European aesthetic and electronic heart. The albums that birthed those lan
dmark singles expanded that sonic palette even further and brought the art
-school alternative into the very centre of the mainstream.\nBoth records
were co-written\, recorded and produced by one of the leading characters i
n British music\, Midge Ure\, and not only transformed the charts around t
he globe but his life in the process.&amp\;nbsp\;\n\n* Duration is approxi
mate.\n
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